Day 3- Yankees game!

James and I hit the subway to get to Yankee's stadium- an easy ride BUT VERY CROWDED- there were lots of Yankee's fans riding to the same place that day! This is the last season in the old stadium- the new one is being built right across the street. The game was unreal- the 9th inning, the Yankees are down by 2- A-Rod hits a home run and it's now 8-9 Blue Jays- it's 2 outs, 1 man on base and Giambi comes to the plate has 2 strikes on him and hits a 2 run, walk off homer to win the game for the Yankees- the crowd went wild! It's like no game I had ever been to before! Check out video here of that moment!

Day 2- Harborlites Cruise!

Lady Liberty!
The Brooklyn bridge!
Famous View of Manhattan
The Jersey City Hyatt from the boat!

This cruise was a gift from Ariadne at work for my 30th birthday. This is the most thoughtful thing EVER!!! Thank you Ariadne for your thoughtfulness and genorosity! This was a highlight of our trip! Here are some pics- we took a TON! The House of Brews was a fun bar that we stumbled upon after the cruise. We had a quick bite and then hoofed it back to the hotel. Day 2 was jam-packed with lots of fun stuff!

Day 2- NY Museum of Natural History

James and I wanted to maximize our time (of course). So we took the Subway to the museum and spent 1/2 a day there (we could have spent all day and barely seen it all- it's 4 floors jam packed with cool stuff! We saw the planetary show in their planetarium and that was AWESOME! Here are some pics- afterward we walked across the street to Central park. The weather was beautiful and the park was lovely. It was by far more beautiful than I had expected. Don't let me forget to mention that while we were in the museum, we got a phone call from Mark. It wasn't good news- He had gotten in an accident in my car. YIKES!

Needless to say, I took the news better than James. Mark is okay (he was probably better BEFORE we got home and saw the damage. Then after the park- we took the subway to NYC's Little Italy- seen here are some pics taken from the street- we ate lunch at the Cafe Napoli- it was sooooo good.

Madame Tuseaud's Wax Museum!

Mel with Oprah
Evidently this is James' John Wayne pose...
Where's Ginger Spice? That's what Mollie said when she saw the pic
The Rock~!
I LOVE BONO!!!

The Hulk's gonna get ya!
Benny Hill!
Gotta Love DEPP!
Yes, right before the Campaign ended!
They call him "Super Jimmy"

I have always been curious to see Madame Tuseaud's and James and I strolled through the museum after dinner our first night. It's so crazy how the statue's look real- catch the pics

Mel and James Hit NYC with a Vengeance!

Okay- I am going to try and give our trip justice with as much dialog as pictures. James and I had a great time and braved the big city, we took the subway, a taxi, but most of all hoofed it everywhere! Whew- it's always good to come home after 7 days on the road. You are about to read a hilarious account of our vacation: Day 1- Arrive at Newark Airport upon getting the luggage an elderly man gets hit by a suit case from the luggage carousel and falls to the ground- everyone just stared at him and did not help him- except James. Upon helping him up the man tells James, "That suitcase hit me in the testicles". When James told me that I said, "Where is that guy from?" Who says that to a complete stranger??? Once we collect our 2 LARGE suitcases we wander to the New Jersey Transit area to take the train to New York's Penn station. Once there, we struggle to get through it and onto a train to Grand Central station. Thanks to a sweet Asian gal who points us in the right direction. Finally to the train station, MAN THIS PLACE IS BUSY AND CROWDED!!! We schlep our bags a block to the Hyatt! Whew we finally made it! We get dressed and settled for our first night on the town- Dinner at AJ Maxwells and then walking (A LOT) to Times square. See pics.

Callin Playing!

I LOVE taking pics and video of the babies! When Norm and family return in July, I look forward to getting some shots of Jace. Sam, James and everyone loved watching Callin play and crawl around!

A gathering to say farewell and for family to get together!

Jamileh, Angel, Sunshine and Rossana
Sam always poses...
Georgie, Rossana, Jamileh and Sunshine
Chris, Michelle and baby- looking mad that Sam snapped a pic.
Callin playing with Uncle Jimmy

On Sunday, June 1st James and I had the family over and some co-workers. One of our international workers, Georgie will be leaving to New Jersey for the summer to work. She will have left when we return to work. So, we wanted to say farewell before we left for NYC. See pics attached. We also got to play with Callin!